textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
(one) letter; (one) character
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
named after; associated with; connected with
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
strong-willed; strong of heart
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
available ship; ship ready for boarding and departure; to board an available ship; to take a ship
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to discuss; to talk together
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
basin (e.g. between mountains)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch